entries → 往往
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
往往 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
往往 ＝ 往 ＋ 往
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ · wǎngwǎng
adverb — often; frequently; as a rule; habitually

字源 FORM — what the parts do

往to go toward; past (以往的往)wǎng
往to go toward; past (以往的往)wǎngreduplication intensifies the sense of habitual motion or tendency
往往，以往的往，兩個往字。
關 · Related
常常chángchángoften — same reduplication pattern; 常常 is neutral frequency, 往往 implies a regularity or pattern通常tōngchángusually; normally — 往往 describes what tends to happen; 通常 what is standard